General 7.1.2 iFile issues

Afc2add is not compatible with 7.1.x. You should remove it and see if it resolves your issue. I'd recommend not using that protocol at all, but if you must, Apple File Conduit 2 is compatible

Install apple file conduit "2" and uninstall afc2

Syndicate0017 said:

Afc2add is not compatible with 7.1.x. You should remove it and see if it resolves your issue. I'd recommend not using that protocol at all, but if you must, Apple File Conduit 2 is compatible

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not sure when it was added, but theres an updated version for 7.1.x now

no issues on 7.1.2 iphone 5 gsm. just commenting for reference.

same here, exact problem, just jailbroke iphone 5 on 7.1.2 with pangu(1.2)
I copied some video file(mp4) to it and played and then stopped it and when I try to open the video file again(or any other video file) it won't play and freezes, I had to force reboot phone(power+home) :/
I never had this kinda issue when on 7.0.x!! I have iPad air on 7.0.4 jailbroken, but it won't happen in that!

I think 7.1.2 has broken the ifile compatibility, the developer need to update the ifile for 7.1-7.1.x

I've also emailed the developer(carsten heinelt) about this 12 days back! haven't got any reply.

Also, on 7.1.2, I can't send any files from ifile through bluetooth to any iOS version devices! :/ but can receive files from any iOS version devices to my 7.1.2 devices!!
Do anyone of you also have this "bluetooth" problem??

Carsten, please update the iFile app if you're seeing this...!!

Yeah. iFile 2.0.1-1 freezes iOS 7.1.2 when playing .mp4 files. The only recovery is a complete reboot when it happens. I kind of don't trust iFile anymore for anything because of this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed the Dev fixes it soon.

On a side note, other file managers work fine. I bought Filza and am using that now instead of iFile. The interface looks cleaner to me. I installed my first .deb file with it a couple of days ago and it worked fine.

For other file managers, you could use something from the AppStore. I found FileApp Pro is a good choice if you don't mind staying within the applications directory structure. It's companion program on Windows "DiskAid" is top-notch.

FWIW, iFile also crashes every single time i close it to the background. After a very short period of time, CrashReporter sends a notification informing me of the crash. 100% of the time.

Other than that, I don't have any issues with the app itself. Not sure about this playing mp4 video issue, but whether iFile is launched "fresh" or it crashes after closing and then I reopen it without killing it from multitasking tray, it works fine for me.

glad but not glad to hear that i'm not the only one having this issue. I restored and jail broke and only installed ifile but same problem. hope they fix this soon.

BumpyFlatline said:

FWIW, iFile also crashes every single time i close it to the background.

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That's happened to me since day 1 of the release for iOS 7. I read a post somewhere with someone explaining that it was iFile, itself, doing that on purpose to keep from running perpetually in the background. I don't remember where I saw that and I don't know if it's even true.

tateu said:

That's happened to me since day 1 of the release for iOS 7. I read a post somewhere with someone explaining that it was iFile, itself, doing that on purpose to keep from running perpetually in the background. I don't remember where I saw that and I don't know if it's even true.

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Oh wow thanks for this update. That is really interesting. I did not know that. I only came across the crashing because I installed the newly updated (and pretty awesome) CrashReporter for a couple weeks to do some debugging and every single time I hit the home button, a few seconds later I got the CrashReporter notification.

Thanks for the update. I wonder why the dev can't fix that. Seems like a hacky way to close the app. Very interesting.

BumpyFlatline said:

Oh wow thanks for this update. That is really interesting. I did not know that. I only came across the crashing because I installed the newly updated (and pretty awesome) CrashReporter for a couple weeks to do some debugging and every single time I hit the home button, a few seconds later I got the CrashReporter notification.

Thanks for the update. I wonder why the dev can't fix that. Seems like a hacky way to close the app. Very interesting.

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Might be why cydia doesn't run in the background?

darricksailo said:

Might be why cydia doesn't run in the background?

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That may be true. And if it is, then the dev should close iFile the same way Cydia is closed because Cydia never crashes after hitting the home button. Either way, it's pretty strange.

BumpyFlatline said:

That may be true. And if it is, then the dev should close iFile the same way Cydia is closed because Cydia never crashes after hitting the home button. Either way, it's pretty strange.

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cydia doesn't run in the background when you exit the app

if you're playing an mp3 file, iFile still continues playing the music file in the background when you exit the app

darricksailo said:

cydia doesn't run in the background when you exit the app

if you're playing an mp3 file, iFile still continues playing the music file in the background when you exit the app

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On yea good point. I forgot about that feature. I haven't used that in years. So the issue seems to be apps that run as root with backgrounding capabilities have issues closing correctly in iOS 7.x.

Yea I guess that must be it. I can't think of any other programs that run as root that also allow backgrounding. And if they do exist, it sounds like they would impact the battery pretty strongly.

Got the same freezy bug too. Any upgrade now?